Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Americas is 98.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 165.4 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 80.24, in 2002.
Americas ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.25 | — |
| 1962 | 105.85 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 120.21 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 124.71 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 116.42 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 121.46 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 119.67 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 120.52 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 117.45 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 93.86 | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 112.1 | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 108.8 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 115.83 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 114.5 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 134.43 | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 149.83 | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 126.24 | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 120.36 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 126.4 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 136.02 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 156.26 | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 165.4 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 146.71 | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 145.87 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 139.31 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 136.46 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 129.24 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 103.74 | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 122.35 | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 147.16 | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 120.57 | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 130.81 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 122.88 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 116.39 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 109.41 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 124.9 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 121.76 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 118.56 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 115.21 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 112.02 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 98.27 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 80.24 | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 110.59 | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 106.91 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 101.84 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 92.16 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 95.85 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 109.04 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 99.93 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 103.21 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 96.74 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 97.11 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 103.58 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 97.59 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 92.97 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 109.44 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 90.69 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 97.59 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 95.49 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 85.48 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 89.8 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 92.18 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 98.22 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.28 | 100.25 | 124.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 120.23 | 93.86 | 149.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 138.14 | 103.74 | 165.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.77 | 109.41 | 147.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.69 | 80.24 | 112.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.47 | 90.69 | 109.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.23 | 85.48 | 98.22 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 98.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 165.4 in 1982.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.24 in 2002.
- How does Americas rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.